Metropolitan Sewer District is advising people to clear leaves from gutters, downspouts and drains before Saturday’s heavy rain.

Metropolitan Sewer District is advising people to clear leaves from gutters, downspouts and drains before Saturday’s heavy rain.

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Updated: 8:00 PM EST Dec 20, 2013

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WEBVTT ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT AREPRONE TO FLOODING.WLWT NEWS 5'S TERRY DANIELS ISLIVE ... TO SHOW US HOW THEY'REGETTING READY. TERRY.MIKE, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ANUMBER OF FLOOD PRONENEIGHBORHOODS IN THE TRI-STATE.M.S.D. IS ADVISING YOU CLEARLEAVES FROM YOUR GUTTERS,DOWNSPOUTS AND DRAINS BEFORETOMORROWS HEAVY RAIN. IN PARTOF COLERAINTOWNSHIP...THEY ALSO HAVE TODEAL WITH REALITY.(C0031 "if it does, i can't stopit") BOB FISSE TRYS TO KEEP APOSITIVE ATTITUDE. HE AND HISWIFE HAVE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE ONBLANCHETTA DRIVE FOR OVER50-YEARS...AND IN RECENT YEARSHAS SEEN (natsot file) THISMANY TIMES. HE'S LOST A NUMBEROF APPLIANCES AND TRYS TO KEEPHIS BASEMENT CLEARED SINCE HISINSURANCE RATES HAVE SKYROCKED.(C0031 "it floods out ourbasement...comes up about 4feet...out of the gutters andsewers...the creek comes up andgoes out all over the street.")(natsot...creek) RIGHT NOW,THAT CREEK IS RUNNINGGENTLE...BUT IT CAN QUICKLY TURNINTO A RAGING RIVER. ANGIEHAWKINS KNOWS THAT BUT SAYS ANEWER PUMP IN HER YARD, PUT INTHE THE METROPOLITAN SEWERDISTRICT, HAS HELPED.(C0025 "so it used to backflowin the rain ...the storm sewerwould fill up our basement andthis has pretty much alivatedthat problem.")(natsot at msd) STILL, EXTRASERVICE CREWSHAVE BEEN PUT ON STANDBY ATM.S.D.. THE WASTEWATERCOLLECTION SUPERINTENDENT ISURGING RESIDENTS TO CLEAR LEAVESFROM GUTTERS, DOWNSPOUTS ANDDRAINS. HE SAYS THE SYSTEM ISNOT ABLE TO HANDLE HUGE VOLUMESOF WATER ALL AT ONCE...SO ...(C0001 "we're keeping ourfingers crossed like everyoneis... that the rain isn't as badas predicted.") BOB SAYS HE'LLMOVE HIS CARS OUT OF HISSLANTEDDRIVEWAY BY TONIGHT...AND HE TOOHOPES SMALLER AMOUNTS OF RAIN.(c0031 "I'm hoping the good lordsays no and it ain't gonnahappen" .....laughs...)TALKED WITH ERIC ZARNITZ A BITAGO... AND HE BELIEVES THEHEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE A LITTLENORTH AND WEST OF COLERAINTOWNSHIP...ALTHOUGH HE'S STILLPREDICTING ONE TO TWO INCHESTHERE...SO WE ONLY HOPE ANYFLOODING IS NOT SEVERE.REPORTING LIVE, TERRY DANIELS,WLWT NEWS FIVE.WE WANT TO HELP YOU.. STAY AHEADOF ALL THAT RAIN...YOU CAN TRACK THE WEATHERCONDITIONS... RIGHT DOWN TO YOURSTREET... WITH THE INTERACTIVERADAR... ON THE WL-WT WEATHERAPP... IT'LL ALSO ALERT YOU...TO ANY WARNINGS OR WATCHES...DOWLOAD IT FOR FREE NOW... JUSTSEARCH "WL-WT" IN YOUR PHONE'S"APP STORE."

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Metropolitan Sewer District is advising people to clear leaves from gutters, downspouts and drains before Saturday’s heavy rain.